Kindergarten

Course of Study Indicators (Essential Indicators in Red):

• 01 A 01 Identify objects created within the human-made world (e.g., books, chairs, houses, buses) and objects that occur in nature (e.g., trees, flowers, rocks and rivers).
• 01 A 02 Describe how people use tools to help them do things.
• 02 A 01 Describe how the use of tools and machines can be helpful or harmful (e.g., a power lawn mower can help someone cut grass while the noise from the mower can harm an individual’s ears).
• 02 B 02 Identify materials that can be reused and/or recycled.
• 03 A 01 Locate computer and multimedia technology in the classroom and identify it by name (e.g., computer, VCR, listening station).
• 03 A 02 Name the basic parts of a computer (e.g., monitor, keyboard, mouse, printer).
• 03 A 03 Use computer and multimedia technology with teacher assistance (e.g., computer, VCR, listening station).
• 03 B 04 Use software programs with teacher assistance.
• 03 B 05 Discover that technology tools can help solve problems.
• 03 B 06 View multimedia presentations and discuss motion and sound.
• 04 A 01 Identify and explore different types of media formats (e.g., email, TV, newspapers, video, phones, Web pages) used to communicate information.
• 05 A 01 Identify what information is, and recognize that it can be represented in a variety of ways (e.g., numbers, words, pictures, sounds).
• 05 A 02 Identify places where information can be found and retrieve information from a specified location (e.g., classroom, school library, public library, the Internet, computer folder, hard drive, Web site, book).
• 05 B 03 Tell what was learned using technology tools (e.g., use a computer drawing/paint program to draw a picture that explains what was learned).
• 06 A 01 Identify problems solved by tools (e.g., list tools and describe the problem that they solve such as crayons (communication), coats (protection from elements), clocks (time), toothbrush (cavities).
• 06 C 02 Communicate information about a product (e.g., describe a favorite toy and how to use it).
• 07 A 01 List the things around the home that use energy (e.g., TV, stove, washing machine, computer).
• 07 A 02 List different energy sources we use (e.g., electricity, coal, gasoline).
• 07 A 03 Know that a transportation system has many parts that work together to help people travel (e.g., driver, mechanic, police, road repair crews).
• 07 A 04 Name products that are manufactured (e.g., toys, cars, furniture).
• 07 A 05 Describe different types of buildings (e.g., houses, apartments, office buildings, and schools).
• UA B 01 Use teacher-provided digital tools to explore sounds and visuals that communicate ideas (e.g., websites with audio, Podcasts, online books).